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#8A8372

#8a8372 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8372 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 51.37% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 17.39% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.5°, with 9.52% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.2285

Complementary

  1. #8a8372
  2. #72798a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8372
  2. #72858a
  3. #77728a

Analogous

  1. #8a7772
  2. #8a8372
  3. #858a72

Triadic

  1. #8a8372
  2. #728a83
  3. #83728a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8372
  2. #798a72
  3. #72798a
  4. #83728a

Square

  1. #8a8372
  2. #728a77
  3. #72798a
  4. #8a7285

Monochromatic

  1. #36332d
  2. #605b4f
  3. #8a8372
  4. #ada89c
  5. #cfcdc5

Shades

#8a8372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8372
  2. #7c7667
  3. #6e695b
  4. #615c50
  5. #534f44
  6. #454239
  7. #37342e
  8. #292722
  9. #1c1a17
  10. #0e0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8372
  2. #968f80
  3. #a19c8e
  4. #ada89c
  5. #b9b5aa
  6. #c5c1b9
  7. #d0cdc7
  8. #dcdad5
  9. #e8e6e3
  10. #f3f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8372
  2. #898373
  3. #888275
  4. #878276
  5. #868278
  6. #858279
  7. #84817a
  8. #83817c
  9. #82817d
  10. #81807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86837d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898472 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e807e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888371 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898472 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8372 {
  color: #8a8372;
}
Background
.bg-8a8372 {
  background-color: #8a8372;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8372 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 131 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 10% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8372, #858a72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 131 114 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.26 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.37 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.09 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.31 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.66 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.37 #757c8d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8372  rgb(138, 131, 114)  hsl(43, 10%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#72798a  rgb(114, 121, 138)  hsl(223, 10%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#728a83  rgb(114, 138, 131)  hsl(163, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#83728a  rgb(131, 114, 138)  hsl(283, 10%, 49%)  Old Lavender